MEPS
data provide critical input to the discussion of public policy issues,
such as access to health care and health insurance, how health care
spending is distributed according to individual and family characteristics,
the cost of health insurance for individuals and employers, and how
specific kinds of private and public health insurance are associated
with use and spending for health care. You can access both MEPS data and analyses of that data online:

AHRQ
News and Numbers highlight the use and cost of health services
and health insurance in press release format.

MEPS
Topics provide links to publications and tables of data available
by areas of interest.

Numerous publicationsthat
use MEPS data are available. Several short publications,
called Statistical
Briefs, are released monthly on a variety of topics.